FINAL BILL REPORT

HB 1189

                                  C 235 L 89

BYRepresentatives Basich, S. Wilson, Vekich, Dorn, K. Wilson, Heavey, Baugher, Crane, Gallagher, Jones, Jacobsen, Sayan, O'Brien, Betrozoff, Bristow, Belcher, Winsley, Dellwo, May, R. Meyers, Kremen, Brumsickle, Prince, Leonard, Anderson, Spanel, Zellinsky, Rasmussen, Ballard, Raiter, Prentice, Hine, Jesernig, P. King, R. King, Todd, G. Fisher, Haugen,  Fuhrman, Wang, Van Luven, Moyer, Beck, H. Myers, Brekke, McLean, Phillips, Silver, Inslee, Rector, Brough, Cooper, Miller, Ebersole and Wineberry

Creating a memorial for Washington residents who died or are missing-in-action in the Korean conflict.

House Committe on State Government

Rereferred House Committee on Capital Facilities & Financing

Senate Committee on Governmental Operations

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

BACKGROUND:

A total of 122,000 Washington residents served during the Korean conflict.  Of these, 472 died or were declared "missing in action."

During the 1988 session, the House of Representatives passed a floor resolution supporting the Washington State Korean Veterans Memorial Fund in its efforts to construct a memorial on the capitol campus in honor of state residents who served in the Korean conflict.

It is the policy of the Capitol Campus Design Committee to review all proposals for monuments or memorials to be located on the capitol campus.  There are currently seven such monuments on campus grounds.

SUMMARY:

The Director of the Department of Veterans Affairs is to coordinate the design, construction, and placement of a memorial on state capitol grounds honoring residents who died or were declared "missing-in-action" in the Korean conflict.

An advisory committee of the following seven members must approve the design and placement of the memorial:  the Director of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of State, the Director of General Administration, two members of the state veterans' organizations who served in the Korean conflict appointed by the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate, and two veterans of the Korean conflict appointed by the Director of Veterans Affairs.

The State Capitol Committee must also approve the design and placement of the memorial.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      House 98   0

      Senate    47     0 (Senate amended)

      House 97   0 (House concurred)

EFFECTIVE:July 23, 1989